Latest headlines from security outlets
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New Ransomware Group Uses Repurposed LockBit, Babuk Variants
A new ransomware operation has been targeting Windows and Linux systems with a combination of payloads relying on leaked LockBit and Babuk code and custom-deve…
Buhti Ransomware Gang Switches Tactics, Utilizes Leaked LockBit and Babuk Code
The threat actors behind the nascentBuhtiransomware have eschewed their custom payload in favor of leaked LockBit and Babuk ransomware families to strike Windo…
Lockbit Ransomware Aims To Target macOS Systems – But May Not Be As Successful
After wreaking havoc with Windows and Linux systems, the LockBit ransomware gang now intends to…Lockbit Ransomware Aims To Target macOS Systems – But May Not B…
Researcher Creates Polymorphic Blackmamba Malware with ChatGPT
The ChatGPT-powered Blackmamba malware, which can operate on macOS, Windows, and Linux systems, works as a keylogger, with the ability to send stolen credentia…
Warning Issued Over Ransomware Attacks Targeting VMware ESXi Servers Globally
Businesses have been urged to patch the two-year-old vulnerability amidst heightened ransomware threats. "The group has accelerated operations in recent months…
BlackBerry: Cyberattacks Are Being Launched Once Every Minute
Threat actors are evolving to target a wide variety of systems and infrastructure, BlackBerry says in a new report. "In addition, attacks against Linux systems…
PyTorch Machine Learning Framework Compromised with Malicious Dependency
The maintainers of the PyTorch package have warned users who have installed the nightly builds of the library between December 25, 2022, and December 30, 2022,…
Open-Source Honeypots that Detect Threats for Free
Security-savvy Linux sysadmins understand that it's best to assume that their systems are breached. Threats targeting Linux systems are becoming increasingly p…
New RansomExx Ransomware Variant Rewritten in the Rust Programming Language
The operators of the RansomExx ransomware have become the latest to develop a new variant fully rewritten in the Rust programming language, following other str…
Mageia 2021-0532: bluez security upda
BlueZ is a Bluetooth protocol stack for Linux. In affected versions a vulnerability exists in sdp_cstate_alloc_buf which allocates memory which will always be …
BlackMatter Ransomware Reportedly Shutting Down; Latest Analysis Released
An analysis of new samples of BlackMatter ransomware for Windows and Linux has revealed the extent to which the operators have continually added new features a…
Mageia 2021-0490: kernel-linus security upda
This kernel-linus update is based on upstream 5.10.75 and fixes atleast the following security issues: A memory leak in the ccp_run_aes_gcm_cmd() function in d…
Mageia 2021-0489: kernel security upda
This kernel update is based on upstream 5.10.75 and fixes atleast the following security issues: A memory leak in the ccp_run_aes_gcm_cmd() function in drivers…
Mozilla Firefox 90 Is Now Available for Download, Removes Built-In FTP Suppo
Mozilla Firefox 90 is now available to Linux users for download, removing built-in FTP (File Transfer Protocol) support, and introducing support for Fetch Meta…
Researchers Unearth Links Between SunCrypt and QNAPCrypt Ransomware
SunCrypt, a ransomware strain that went on to infect several targets last year, may be an updated version of the QNAPCrypt ransomware, which targeted Linux-bas…
Researcher Demonstrates Several Zoom Vulnerabilities at DEF CON 28
Popular video conferencing app Zoom has addressed several security vulnerabilities, two of which affect its Linux client that could have allowed an attacker wi…
North Korean Hackers Spotted Using New Multi-Platform Malware Framework
Lazarus Group, the notorious hacking group with ties to the North Korean regime, has unleashed a new multi-platform malware framework with an aim to infiltrate…
Nvidia squashes display driver code execution, information leak bu
Nvidia has released a set of security updates to remove six vulnerabilities in the Nvidia GPU Display Driver impacting both Linux and Windows machines.
A new Java-based ransomware targets Windows and Lin
Security researchers have discovered a dangerous new strain of ransomware targeting Linux and Windows systems that uses a Java file format, making it highly di…
GoDaddy suffers hack of SSH credentia
Have you heard that GoDaddy has admitted customer usernames and passwords for connecting remotely to Linux servers via SSH have been compromised, forcing provi…
Rootkit in the Cloud: Hacker Group Breaches AWS Serve
A sophisticated hacker group pwned Amazon Web Services (AWS) servers, set up a rootkit that let them remotely control servers, then merrily funnelled sensitive…
Google Chrome Will Now Alert You If Your Passwords Have Been Hack
Google yesterdayÂrolled a new stable version of the company's web browser, Chrome 79 for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, and iOS. The new web browser comes with …
Chrome, Edge, Safari Successfully Hacked At Tianfu Cup Competition In Chi
Chinese security researchersÂwere able to successfully discover zero-day vulnerabilities in Chrome, Edge, Safari, Office 365,Âqemu-kvm + Ubuntu and more at a r…
Official Monero Site Hacked to Distribute Cryptocurrency Stealing Malware
What an irony ' someone hacked the official website of the Monero cryptocurrency project and quietly replaced legitimate Linux and Windows binaries available f…